Father, Henry (d. 1990), started out in finance, made $4 per week. Founded stone, sand and gravel firm Material Service with 2 brothers in 1919 after getting fired. Built into multimillion-dollar business; merged with General Dynamics 1959. Today Lester retains big stake of General Dynamics; also has stock in JPMorgan Chase, Alltel, Hilton Hotels. Cashed in shares of appliance maker Maytag following $2.7 billion buyout by Whirlpool last August. Heads Chicago Council on Foreign Relations; championed expansion of O'Hare airport. Also vice chairman of Aspen Institute think tank. Sports fanatic owns pieces of pro baseball's New York Yankees, basketball's Chicago Bulls.

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